The entire palace turned into a sea of ​​white, with white sails and white cloth hanging everywhere, and everyone was wearing white clothes.

Although the old emperor is very old, he has fifty or sixty concubines in his harem. Half of them are elderly, but the other half look to be in their teens or twenties. They should be the new favorites in recent years.

The old emperor was already very old, yet he still chose so many young and beautiful concubines.

Now that he is gone, what should these people do?

Since Sang Jueqian knew that this was not her concern, I felt heavy in my heart when I saw those women of similar age to her, each with a look of despair on their faces and crying heartbrokenly.

Zhang Jueqian knew that although these people were crying sadly, they were definitely not just sad for the old emperor.

It should be more for themselves.

They are all still young and their positions are not high.

If the old emperor could live a few more years, they could enjoy more favor, save more money, or be promoted to a higher position.

That way, after the old emperor died, her residence would be a little more spacious and her monthly allowance would be higher.

But now... it's too late to say anything.

When the old emperor was still in power, they were crowded in a small courtyard. When the old emperor died and the new emperor ascended the throne, they had to make room for the new emperor's concubines, and it was possible for several people to live in one room in the future.

Living alone in a room is different from living in a college dormitory.

The dormitory is only temporary and you will only live there for 4 years at most. After graduation, everyone will go their separate ways and you can rent a better house or buy your own house in the future.

But given their status, they will have to live like this until they die.

That’s still several decades away!

Their days are coming to an end and there is no possibility of any change. Anyone would feel despair.

Sang Jueqian looked at them kneeling there crying, feeling heavy in his heart, but helpless.

Mourning for the late emperor is not a matter of one or two days.

The body will be kept in the palace for 49 days before being moved to the tomb that has already been built.

Afterwards, the whole country observed mourning for three years.

In the first year, no marriages or banquets were allowed in the entire Zhou Dynasty.

Officials will continue to guard the city in the second year, and they will be more relaxed about the civilians.

It will not be until three years later that everything will return to normal.

But this refers to everyone other than the new emperor.

Being an emperor always brings privileges. They can guard the city for one day as if it were a month, so they only need to guard the city for 27 days.

27 days later, the coronation ceremony will be held.

These 27 days are also the busiest time in the entire palace.

Not only do they have to hold funerals and keep vigil for the late emperor, but they also have to prepare for the coronation ceremony in full swing.

The people in the Ministry of Rites were very busy, and all the princes were assigned tasks, and Li Junyan was no exception.

Although the new emperor has not yet held his coronation ceremony, he has already deserved the title and his words are imperial decrees.

He summoned Li Junyan and handed over all the matters concerning the old emperor's funeral to Li Junyan.

He said that the eldest prince was so sad about the death of the late emperor that he was in a daze and could not take care of anything.

I don’t trust anyone else with such an important matter, so I have to hand it over to Li Junyan.

Li Junyan didn't care what others were thinking. Once he made the arrangements, he would just follow his orders.

It is precisely because of this that Li Junyan is so busy every day that he can only sleep two or three hours a day.

Although Sang Jueqian felt a little distressed when watching this, he also had a hint of anticipation.

After he finishes this period and the new emperor ascends the throne, he should be able to return to his fiefdom smoothly.

At least from the current point of view, Emperor Jin has no suspicion or ill will towards Li Jun.

Li Junyan is busy, and Sang Jueqian is no less relaxed than him.

Li Junyan had no time to take care of Tingzhou and Xizhou, so Sang Jueqian would check on the situation in those two states every now and then.

Although they had suffered a flood before, their property and food were not damaged because Sang Jueqian had stored them in the space.

After she took out all these things and distributed them back to the two states, the people in the two states were able to live a stable life.

Although they couldn't eat refined rice, white flour, or delicious fish and meat, at least they wouldn't go hungry, as every household had surplus food.

Even the fields were replanted with corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes using the seeds that Sang Jueqian later sent over.

Everything is thriving, and the production of various handicrafts and Hanfu is back on the agenda.

Sang Jueqian receives the goods every few days and delivers the orders to them.

Although these things are a bit complicated, they have been done before and do not take up too much time.

What really kept Sang Jueqian busy was Jiang Yao's competition and Xie Mingshan who found her again.

Perhaps the last meeting gave Xie Mingshan hope. About a week later, after Jiang Yao participated in a live broadcast competition, Xie Mingshan invited them to dinner again.

This time the dinner was a great success, with both the host and the guests enjoying the meal. Sang Jueqian seemed even more interested than last time, and Xie Mingshan also revealed some information about the buyer and the specific details of the cooperation he wanted to have.

Now the only thing Sang Jueqian needs to wait for is Xie Mingshan’s next invitation.

She had a hunch that the next time Xie Mingshan met her, they would definitely discuss the specific details of the cooperation.

After waiting for about a week, Sang Jueqian received a call from Xie Mingshan.

It was a coincidence that when Xie Mingshan called, Sang Jueqian was sitting with Wang Chen checking the accounts.

Wang Chen also saw the name displayed on the phone screen. Seeing Sang Jueqian answer the call and talk to the person on the other end of the phone with a smile on his face, Wang Chen's eyes were full of confusion.

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